Lorenzo Villaggi
Principal Research Scientist
Americas
Biography
Lorenzo Villaggi is a Principal Research Scientist within the AEC Industry Futures group, Autodesk Research. His work focuses on novel data-driven design approaches, reusable design intelligence, advanced visualization and sustainability. Recent projects include a net zero carbon and affordable housing development for Factory_OS in California, the NIS engine Factory for Airbus in Hamburg, the Alkmaar Affordable Housing District for Van Wijnen in the Netherlands, the Autodesk Mars Office in Toronto, and the Embodied Computation Lab for Princeton University. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Areas
Publications
01/01/2019
Design Loop: Calibration of a Simulation of Productive Congestion Through Real-World Data for Generative Design Frameworks
This paper extends the applicability of generative design for space…
01/01/2018
Digital Dérive: Reconstructing Urban Environments based on Human Experience
This paper describes a novel method for reconstructing urban…
01/01/2018
Generative Urban Design: Integration of financial and energy design goals in a generative design workflow for residential neighborhood layout
This paper demonstrates an application of Generative Design to an…
Projects
01/01/2019
Project Discover: Workflow for Generative Design in Architecture
This project involves the integration of a rule-based geometric…
01/01/2018
Autodesk @ MaRS
Using generative design in architecture to work around work style,…
01/01/2017
Bionic Partition: The World’s Largest 3D-printed Airplane Component
Developed in collaboration with Airbus, Autodesk, and APWorks, the…
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